The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-03
Farm Notes.

SJod drainage Is essential 10 good
garden.
II Is said that l 900 women own and
manage farms in Iowa.
Find out what crops grow best on your
farm and!and give attention to those.
Horses need extra care and plenty of
time to eat In when first put to farm
work.
An occasional painful of apples fed to
the horses will be found equal to eondi-
tion powders.
Csulihower is delicious vegetable,
not as we'll known out OF our large cities
as il should be.
Tue thorough use Of the cu'ryeom6
and brush on horses and cows that are
sheddings their coats will pay.
Regularity as to time Of milking
should be observed, and tie milk drawn
quickly Irregularity an' slowness dries
mp COW.
Warts may be reUoyed by the appii-
cation of fresh beef stepped twenty-four
hours Iu vinegar in a week they will
disappear.
When a boayd gets loose on any farm
building. fasRn it at once. \ nail in
time saves zine, and perhaps many feet
of lumber
Crude petroleum when applied to
fences and portions Of buildings that
rest upon the ground, will be found an
excellent preservative.
Jlant Lima beans on the poorest soil
y'u have, supply no manure and stop the
growth of vines at the top Of the poles
by successive pinchiugs.
Roots are excellent for sheep in win
ter, and are especially important with
heavy grain feeding to keep the diges-
tive organs in full yigor.
Wire netting, two inch mesh, is now
cheaper than boards as material for
fencing poultry, and can be more easily
arranged and with less labor.
Limbs broken off young trees should
have the part smoothed down with graft
ing wax so as to exclude the air, and
they will heal much sooner than il ex-
posed.
Much is said of the advantages Of the
use OF cotton seed in the feeding of cows.
The addition of one quart per day of
cotton seed meal to the regular feed
will be found beneficial.
Cows that kick or draw milk from
udders should be sent TO the butcher.
Remedies To prevent such vices are not
only useless IS permanent cures, but
also troublesome TO apply.
II is claimed the best results are sus-
tained from surerphosphates when used
in connection with barnyard manures.
but this depends upon the food from
which the manure is produced.
The iarva Of the borer lives several
years in trees. Hence, bs sure TO probe
for the bOrer and remove him If posi-,
BILE. Borers have done more damage
to the peach tree than all the diseases
known.
Sour milk mixed with two quarts OF
ground oats and one of wheat middliug'
is an excellent egg-erodacing food f1I
hens, and will greatly promote laying a:
we'll as assisting 10 keep the hen in good
health.
An excellent method To utilizing th,
hayseed and du1t is to place il where tht
hens can scratch 1t over. They vii
find quite an amount of valuable mate.
rial which would be useless for any otheI
purpose.
The following is recommended as one
of the best cures for a cold One ounce
paregoric, one ounce spirits cam phoI
two of castor oil, and three ounces o
molssses. Shake well, and take table
spoonful three times day.
To keep a sink fresh, put lump o
washing soda in the sink and pour boil.
ing water over it. This will proven
water in which cabbage, onions, or tur
nips have been boiled from impartirg a.
unpleasant odor TO the sink.
To press raised embroidery, lay q We
towel on the table or the carpet sprea
over this the piece of work right sid
up, and tack tightly TO the floor, takin
care to draw it tight enough to remov
all wrinkles; let it dry in this position
A fresh egg will sink when placed i
water, and when boiled the skin wi
not peel Off like that of an orange as
the case with those not strictly fresi
Stale eggs are CLASSY and very smootl
while fresh eggs have peculiar rough
ness.
Diptheria seems to be becoming previ
lent in neighbcring localities. We lru:
twill spare our community. The Phila
delphia Times Almanac says TurpeI
tine given in doses OF teaspoonfl
every eight hours, in milk or coffee, WI
effect cure.
Cows FROM THE CHANNEL ISLAND'
Considerable confusion exists in II